Staying safe during a pandemic means having to weigh each and every trip out of the house, as well as assess whether any possible emergency is worth risking exposure. If you are in a position where ...

Making time to catch the latest Netflix hit? Easy. Making time to visit the eye doctor? Surprisingly difficult. Enter: Online eye exams — because if you can do it from your couch, why wouldn’t you?

Chicago-based Opternative, makers of a web and smartphone-based eye exam, has partnered with contact lens provider 1-800-Contacts to launch InstaRx, an online service that allows existing patients to ...

Getting new glasses has always been an at least partly offline experience. You can order frames and even lenses online — if you have the results of a recent eye exam handy. But at some point you have ...

1-800 Contacts is trying to make it easier for people to get new prescriptions for eyeglasses and contact lenses by cutting out the need for a visit to an eye doctor. The e-commerce company said ...

In our modern world, you can get basically everything online. That includes glasses, but in order to purchase glasses online, you do need a current prescription. For this and any eye concerns, you ...

Eye doctors say an online eye exam isn’t the same as an in-person visit. Mike Groll AP Getting an eye exam can now be as easy as using your smartphone and a computer, thanks to a new website that ...

Jose Villatoro, right, receives a free eye exam from Dr. Almas Khan, who helped start the free optometry at the clinic in 2016, inside the UHI CommunityCare Clinic on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in ...

Online refractive eye exam company Opternative has announced $9 million in investment financing. Trust Ventures and Pritzker Group Venture Capital led the round, with additional support from prior ...

Ladderworks is a publishing startup of diverse picture books with the mission to empower over a million kids to become social entrepreneurs. Our current series features interviews, by a character ...

If you’re among the 45 million people in the United States who wear contact lenses, you know the hassle of keeping them in stock at home. To ensure you always have a pair handy and keep costs down, ...